Pakistan to UNB: Doctorate Student Creates Short Film To Empower Women
Wajiha Shahid, a UNB doctorate student, created a short film to inspire women to chase their dreams and leave stereotypes behind them.
Wajiha Shahid, a UNB doctorate student, created a short film to inspire women to chase their dreams and leave stereotypes behind them.
The money will help beef up CIC’s “internet of things” laboratory by establishing a research chair specializing in IoT security. It will also provide scholarships for students.
Cybersecurity is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world, with Cybersecurity Ventures projecting 3.5-million unfilled jobs by 2021. Larry Shaw, the CEO of Ignite Fredericton and Knowledge Park says that with the opening of the new Cyber Centre, our Region can attract a significant number of those jobs.
Lead professors at the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity are unsure how online learning will impact the province’s talent pool because international students don’t need to come here to study right now.
In partnership with TechImpact, the Bell Research Intensive Cyber Knowledge Studies (BRICKS) program will provide cybersecurity students with an education and the guarantee of a full-time job.
ONB is supporting the development of a world-class cybersecurity talent pipeline that will help create high-paying careers with real longevity right here in New Brunswick.